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mums_got_no_pennies

my ex partner and i split around 9 months ago and since then he has paid nothing toward our 2 children.He hasnt seen them in a while now.Yesterday he put an envelope through my door with £100 in it.Dont know what to do now,I get income support,housing benefit,i dont work as the children are 2 and 6 months.DO i have to declare this money,i assume i do but am worried as i dont receive regular money from him i cannot afford for to lose benefits.I did ask him at the start to pay me a regular payment even if it was only as small amount so i could do everything properly.Any advice please.

fresian_cow

Others may be able to give advice on the effect it may have but you do have to declare it. When I take people's claims they have to agree to inform of any further payments of child maintenence they receive. Hope this helps.

[Deleted User]

have you contacted the CSA?if he hasnt been paying he should and hopefully they can make him,could the £100 have been an early easter present for the kids(nudge nudge)

daska

This works out at £2.56 a week maintenance (£1.28 per child) for the last 9 months (100 / 39). I would sincerely hope that it wouldn't make a difference at all.

mums_got_no_pennies

woodbine wrote: »

have you contacted the CSA?if he hasnt been paying he should and hopefully they can make him,could the £100 have been an early easter present for the kids(nudge nudge)

More like a late christmas present i would have thought.

mums_got_no_pennies

daska wrote: »

This works out at £2.56 a week maintenance (£1.28 per child) for the last 9 months (100 / 39). I would sincerely hope that it wouldn't make a difference at all.

Yes thats what i would have thought but doesnt seem benefits would look at it this way.May be a better idea to get the money back to him as its not worth losing my regular money for a £100 and might be another 9 months before he decides to contibute again.

mums_got_no_pennies

As for the CSA he is self employed so thats a waste of time.Also i cannot prove he even works,my word is not enough

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mums_got_no_pennies wrote: »

More like a late christmas present i would have thought.

Harrods do some really expensive easter eggs:rotfl:

missmontana

If you're on benefits, you can keep the first £20 of any child maintenance so just work it out from the date that he's given it to you as £10 per child for 5 weeks.

mums_got_no_pennies

Thankyou for the advice.

aimee0763

mums_got_no_pennies wrote: »

Thankyou for the advice.

Like everyone said late christmas early easter presents a father is allowed to give a little presents now and again to his children surely that cannot be against the law a gift is a gift and as you said it is not regular nor can you rely on it so whenever dad decides to give a little gift here and there for his children there's no harm done.

Please don't stress yourself out on this.

take care